Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From idja +‎ loddi.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈiɟɟaˌlodːdiː/

Noun

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idjaloddi

  1. owl
    Synonym: skuolfi

Inflection

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Even i-stem, dd-tt gradation
Nominative idjaloddi
Genitive idjalotti
idjalottẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative idjaloddi idjalottit
Accusative idjalotti idjalottiid
Genitive idjalotti
idjalottẹ
idjalottiid
Illative idjaloddái idjalottiide
Locative idjalottis idjalottiin
Comitative idjalottiin idjalottiiguin
Essive idjaloddin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person idjaloddán idjaloddáme idjaloddámet
2nd person idjaloddát idjaloddáde idjaloddádet
3rd person idjaloddis idjaloddiska idjaloddiset
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Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland